阴山荠属,泡果荠属,棒毛荠属和岩荠属的扫描电镜观察

以阴山荠属、泡果荠属、棒毛荠属和岩荠属的18种植物取用实验材料,对果实外表皮、种子外种皮、毛和花粉粒等特征鉴别器官进行扫描电镜观察,提供36张照片资料,并以检索性状比较属间特征,证明该4属作为各自独立的属是恰当的。     

关于浙江泡果荠和棒毛荠的分类问题

再次对浙江泡果荠Hilliella warburgii和棒毛荠Cochleariella zhejiangensis作比较研究后,本文认为：两者差别明显,尤其是后者子房和果实表面密被发达的膜质棒状毛,又有各自不同的地理分布区,显然是不同属植物。棒毛荠属(单型属)的属名模式是Cochleariella zhejiangensis Y．H．Zhang et R．Vogt。     

冻融过程对荒漠短命植物种子萌发的影响

荒漠区冻融交替显著改变土壤温度和水分条件,并进一步影响荒漠植物种子萌发.为解析荒漠土壤冻融过程对植物种子萌发的影响,本研究以古尔班通古特沙漠4种典型短命植物[东方旱麦草(Eremopyrum orientale)、卵果鹤虱(Lappula patula)、尖喙拢牛儿苗(Erodiumoxyrrhychum)和条叶庭荠(...     

十字花科一新属——泡果荠属

岩荠属泡果荠组植物(Cochlearia L.Sect.Hilliella O.E.Schulz)不仅在体态上而且在其它一系列特征特别是具泡状突起的果实特征上极不同于狭义的岩荠属(Cohc-learia L.s.str.),松蓝叶岩荠属[Glaucocochlearia(O.E.Schulz)Pobed.],以及拟常绿岩荠属[Pseudosempervium(Boiss)Grossh.]。这些特征看来可以作为建立一新属的根据,因此将其提升为一独立的属并把这一组的8个种组合到新属中去。     

十字花科四属植物叶片脉序的比较研究

对十字花科有争议的岩荠属Cochlearia,泡果荠属Hilliella,阴山荠属Yinshania,棒毛荠属Cochleariella植物的叶片脉序进行了研究。结果表明：岩荠属为环结曲行羽状脉,泡果荠属为直行羽状脉,阴山荠属为半直行羽状脉,棒毛荠属种的叶脉与浙江泡果荠相似。前3属植物在网眼的大小,叶缘末级脉和叶先端的形态上也存在着差异。据此作者认为岩荠属,泡果荠属和阴山荠属这3属植物分开是合理的,但棒毛荠属的分类地位值得进一步研究。还得出这几个属的叶脉演化关系是;基出完全掌状脉→环结曲行羽状脉→直行羽状脉。     

湖北斧头湖湖滨湿地水田碎米荠群落的定量分析

本文对湖北武昌斧头湖湖滨湿地的一个常见群落－水田碎米荠群落进行了详细分析。群落中出现了１６种植物,它们的频率分布与Ｒａｕｎｋｉａｅｒ频率分布定律稍有差异。水田碎米荠和荇菜是群落的主要优势种。该群落垂直结构较为简单,大部分区域可区分出两个植被层。不同物种的分布反映了它们对微地形变化的适应。所有的主要常见种均表现出群聚分布的格局,结合分析揭示了一些植物在不同区组规模上的相关。     

中国十字花科一新记录属——双袋荠属

乌恰县位于新疆维吾尔自治区西部,具有特殊的植物区系。作者基于对该地区的野外考察,通过标本研究和文献查证,报道了中国新疆西部的十字花科(Brassicaceae)一新记录属——双袋荠属(Didymophysa Boiss.)。双袋荠属目前共有3种,即新疆双袋荠(D.fedtschenkoana Regel)、双袋荠(D.aucheri Boiss.)、窗隔荠(D.fenestrata)。该文提供了该属的形态描述和分种区别特征,其中新疆双袋荠在我国首次记录,并提供了分布于我国新疆的新疆双袋荠的详细形态描述及生境照片。此外,该文还探讨了该新记录属种发现的生物地理学意义以及我国新疆西部高原地区的植物多样性和特殊性,同时提出了保护工作建议。     

关于察隅阴山荠和云南亚麻荠的考证

为研究察隅阴山荠Yinshania zayuensis Y.H.Zhang(张渝华,1987),笔者查阅了《中国植物志》第33卷(1987)十字花科部分,发现其中云南亚麻荠Camelina yunnanensis W.W.Smith的特征均为察隅阻山荠的特征,图亦与之吻合。显然,这是后者标本误定造成的。     

泡果荠属和阴山荠属（十字花科）的分属界限及两属的分类校订

泡果荠属Hilliella和阴山荠属Yinshania是十字花科中国特有的两小群植物,但是,它们的分属界定却一直颇有争议。本文结合前人的研究结果重新对这两群植物做了研究,从而进一步确认这两群植物应该界定为两个属,即泡果荠属和阴山荠属。文中比较了两属间重要的性状特征,并指出它们的主要区别在于:泡果荠属果实无假隔膜,种子较大,表面具小瘤状突起,染色体倍性为六倍体（2n=6x=42）;而阴山荠属果实有假隔膜,种子较小,表面具网纹,染色体倍性为二倍体（2n=2x=12）。两属其他方面如叶形态、叶表皮结构、被毛类型     

十字花科四属植物叶片的表皮特征

对十字花科岩荠属、阴山荠属、泡果荠属、棒毛荠 属植物的叶表皮特征进行了扫描电镜观察,结果表明：表皮细胞多为不规则形,气孔主要分布于表皮,垂周壁上有明显的波状嵴或沟槽状下陷,平周壁上有各咱条纹状角质层纹饰。这些微形态特征在属间有明显的类群特异性,又有一定的过渡类型,为岩荠属及近缘属的合理划分提供一定的证据。     

古尔班通古特沙漠南缘3种生活型草本植物生物量分配及相关生长关系

为了解古尔班通古特沙漠不同生活型草本植物的生物量分配特征,通过取样调查当地34种草本植物的生物量研究表明：（1）采集到的每个物种样本的总生物量大多小于4 g,其中多数个体（大于80%）的地上与地下生物量分别在2和0.5 g以内,根冠比主要集中在0.25以内;（2）类短命植物向地下部分分配较多生物量,根冠比较大,集中分布在1.67左右;短命和一年生长营养期草本向地下部分配的生物量远小于类短命植物,两者的根冠比较小,主要集中在0.15左右;（3）短命植物地下与地上部生物量间为等速生长关系,而类短命植物和一年生长营养期草本植物地下与地上生物量间为异速生长关系,其中类短命植物随个体增大向地下部分配生物量的比例增多,而一年生长营养期草本则相反。综上所述,短命、类短命和一年生长营养期草本植物地下与地上生物量间具有不同的分配特征,与各自独特的生活史特征相一致。     

天山林区六种灌木生物量的建模及其器官分配的适应性

灌木全株生物量估算模型的构建仍存在一定困难,对灌木生物量在器官分配上所体现的适应性研究也不够充分。以天山林区6种常见灌木为研究对象,在天山的东段、中段、西段林区分别设置样地进行群落调查,由此以全株收获法取得6种常见灌木若干标准株的全株、根、枝、叶及各径级根的生物量,将D~2H(地径平方与高度的乘积)与V(冠幅面积与高度的乘积)分别选为估测模型的自变量,通过回归分析法建立了各种灌木全株生物量的最优估算模型,然后比较了此6种灌木全株生物量在营养器官上分配差异以及根系生物量在径级上的分配差异。结果表明:(1)天山林区6种常见灌木中,小檗(Berberis heteropoda Schrenk)、忍冬(Lonicera hispida Pall.ex Roem.et Schuet.)、栒子(Cotoneaster melanocarpus Lodd.)的全株生物量约为8.48—9.01 kg,蔷薇(Rosa spinosissima L.)、绣线菊(Spiraea hypericifolia L.)、方枝柏(Juniperus pseudosabina Fisch.et Mey.)的全株生物量约为2.71—3.20 kg;(2)蔷薇、绣线菊、栒子的全株生物量最优估测模型是以V为自变量的函数,小檗、忍冬、方枝柏的全株生物量最优估测模型是以D~2H为自变量的函数,各模型R~2值均在0.850以上,且在P0.05水平上达到显著,模型模拟结果达到了较高的准确度;(3)6种灌木全株生物量在根、枝上的分配比重差异不显著,仅在叶上的分配比重有差异(P0.05);根系生物量在径级上的分配均呈现随根系径级下降而减少的规律,6种灌木在径级大于2 mm根上的分配比重存在差异(P0.05,径级大于20 mm根为P0.01水平);(4)6种灌木全株生物量在营养器官上的分配差异以及根系生物量在径级上的分配差异均体现了各物种对其生境选择的适应策略。     

Effects of organ removal on trade‐offs between sexual and clonal reproduction in the stoloniferous herb Duchesnea indica

Resource allocation patterns and trade‐off between sexual and clonal reproduction in clonal plants have been extensively studied, but little is known about effects of organ removal on the trade‐offs in clonal plants. To examine the effects, we conducted an experiment with the stoloniferous herb Duchesnea indica in which we removed plant organs like roots, flowers, or fruits. Removing roots significantly increased number of ramets and biomass allocation to stolons, but decreased number of fruits. Removing flowers or fruits greatly increased number of ramets and biomass allocation to stolons and roots, but decreased spacer length, number of fruits, and fruits set. Onset and median date of flowering phenology of D. indica shifted after flowers, fruits, or roots were removed. These results may indicate that removing organs can affect trade‐off between sexual and clonal reproduction of D. indica.     

Biomass and nutrient allocation strategies in a desert ecosystem in the Hexi Corridor,northwest China

The allocation of biomass and nutrients in plants is a crucial factor in understanding the process of plant structures and dynamics to different environmental conditions. In this study, we present a comprehensive scaling analysis of data from a desert ecosystem to determine biomass and nutrient (carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P)) allocation strategies of desert plants from 40 sites in the Hexi Corridor. We found that the biomass and levels of C, N, and P storage were higher in shoots than in roots. Roots biomass and nutrient storage were concentrated at a soil depth of 0–30 cm. Scaling relationships of biomass, C storage, and P storage between shoots and roots were isometric, but that of N storage was allometric. Results of a redundancy analysis (RDA) showed that soil nutrient densities were the primary factors influencing biomass and nutrient allocation, accounting for 94.5% of the explained proportion. However, mean annual precipitation was the primary factor influencing the roots biomass/shoots biomass (R/S) ratio. Furthermore, Pearson’s correlations and regression analyses demonstrated that although the biomass and nutrients that associated with functional traits primarily depended on soil conditions, mean annual precipitation and mean annual temperature had greater effects on roots biomass and nutrient storage.     

The effect of lichen‐dominated biological soil crusts on growth and physiological characteristics of three plant species in a temperate desert of northwest China

Biocrusts (biological soil crusts) cover open spaces between vascular plants in most arid and semi‐arid areas. Information on effects of biocrusts on seedling growth is controversial, and there is little information on their effects on plant growth and physiology. We examined impacts of biocrusts on growth and physiological characteristics of three habitat‐typical plants, Erodium oxyrhynchum, Alyssum linifolium and Hyalea pulchella, growing in the Gurbantunggut Desert, northwest China. The influence of biocrusts on plant biomass, leaf area, leaf relative water content, photosynthesis, maximum quantum efficiency of PSII (F_v/F_m), chlorophyll, osmotic solutes (soluble sugars, protein, proline) and antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase, catalase, peroxidase) was investigated on sites with or without biocrust cover. Biomass, leaf area, leaf water content, photosynthesis, F_v/F_m and chlorophyll content in crusted soils were higher than in uncrusted soils during early growth and lower later in the growth period. Soluble sugars, proline and antioxidant enzyme activity were always higher in crusted than in uncrusted soils, while soluble protein content was always lower. These findings indicate that biocrusts have different effects on these three ephemeral species during growth in this desert, primarily via effects on soil moisture, and possibly on soil nutrients. The influence of biocrusts changes during plant development: in early plant growth, biocrusts had either positive or no effect on growth and physiological parameters. However, biocrusts tended to negatively influence plants during later growth. Our results provide insights to explain why previous studies have found different effects of biocrusts on vascular plant growth.     

Leaf-root-soil N:P stoichiometry of ephemeral plants in a temperate desert in Central Asia

Ephemeral plants are a crucial vegetation component in temperate deserts of Central Asia, and play an important role in biogeochemical cycle and biodiversity maintenance in desert ecosystems. However, the nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) status and interrelations of leaf-root-soil of ephemeral plants remain unclear. A total of 194 leaf-root-soil samples of eight ephemeral species at 37 sites in the Gurbantunggut Desert, China were collected, and then the corresponding N and P concentrations, and the N:P ratio were measured. Results showed that soil parameters presented no significant difference among the eight species. The total soil N:P was only 0.116 (geomean), indicating limited soil N, while the available soil N:P (4.896, geomean) was significantly larger than the total N:P. The leaf N (averagely 30.995 mg g^?1) and P (averagely 1.523 mg g^?1) concentrations were 2.64–8.46 and 0.93–3.99 times higher than the root N (averagely 8.014 mg g^?1) and P (averagely 0.802 mg g^?1) concentrations, respectively. Thus, leaf N:P (averagely 21.499) was 1.410–2.957 times higher than root N:P (averagely 11.803). Meanwhile, significant interspecific differences existed in plant stoichiometric traits. At the across-species level, N content scaled as the 3/4-power of P content in both leaves and roots. Leaf and root N:P ratios were mainly influenced by P; however, the leaf-to-root N or P ratio was dominated by roots. Leaf and root N, P contents and N:P were generally unrelated to soil nutrients, and the former presented lower variation than the latter, indicating a strong stoichiometric homeostasis for ephemerals. These results demonstrate that regardless of soil nutrient supply capacity in this region, the fast-growing ephemeral plants have formed a specific leaf-root-soil stoichiometric relation and nutrient use strategy adapting to the extreme desert environment.

     

种子异型植物异子蓬的生殖分配和结实格局

选择能产生异型果实和种子的一年生盐生植物异子蓬(Suaeda aralocaspica)为研究对象, 研究其生殖分配和结实格局。结果表明, 异子蓬具有较高的生殖分配和规律性的“谨慎型”结实格局。异子蓬的生殖分配高达56%。在资源充裕时, 该植物对扁圆形棕色种子(采取机会主义的萌发策略)的投资多于双凸镜形黑色种子(采取谨慎的萌发策略)的投资。异子蓬的花序类型为二歧聚伞花序, 单个果序含果实(种子)的数目为1-15个, 最多可分为4级。果序内果实的分布具有一定的规律: 第一级1个果实, 第二级2个, 第三级4个, 第四级8个。异子蓬优先将资源供给黑色种子的果实, 利用不同类型种子的发育顺序, 首先保证黑色种子的产出。具有较高的生殖分配和采取“谨慎”的生殖策略是异子蓬与其所处盐漠环境长期适应的结果。     

The effect of allometric partitioning on herbivory tolerance in four species in South China

Herbivory tolerance can offset the negative effects of herbivory on plants and plays an important role in both immigration and population establishment. Biomass reallocation is an important potential mechanism of herbivory tolerance. To understand how biomass allocation affects plant herbivory tolerance, it is necessary to distinguish the biomass allocations resulting from environmental gradients or plant growth. There is generally a tight balance between the amounts of biomass invested in different organs, which must be analyzed by means of an allometric model. The allometric exponent is not affected by individual growth and can reflect the changes in biomass allocation patterns of different parts. Therefore, the allometric exponent was chosen to study the relationship between biomass allocation pattern and herbivory tolerance. We selected four species (Wedelia chinensis, Wedelia trilobata, Merremia hederacea, and Mikania micrantha), two of which are invasive species and two of which are accompanying native species, and established three herbivory levels (0%, 25% and 50%) to compare differences in allometry. The biomass allocation in stems was negatively correlated with herbivory tolerance, while that in leaves was positively correlated with herbivory tolerance. Furthermore, the stability of the allometric exponent was related to tolerance, indicating that plants with the ability to maintain their biomass allocation patterns are more tolerant than those without this ability, and the tendency to allocate biomass to leaves rather than to stems or roots helps increase this tolerance. The allometric exponent was used to remove the effects of individual development on allocation pattern, allowing the relationship between biomass allocation and herbivory tolerance to be more accurately explored. This research used an allometric model to fit the nonlinear process of biomass partitioning during the growth and development of plants and provides a new understanding of the relationship between biomass allocation and herbivory tolerance.     

Nutrient levels within leaves,stems, and roots of the xeric species Reaumuria soongorica in relation to geographical,climatic, and soil conditions

Besides water relations, nutrient allocation, and stoichiometric traits are fundamental feature of shrubs. Knowledge concerning the nutrient stoichiometry of xerophytes is essential to predicting the biogeochemical cycling in desert ecosystems as well as to understanding the homoeostasis and variability of nutrient traits in desert plants. Here, we focused on the temperate desert species Reaumuria soongorica and collected samples from plant organs and soil over 28 different locations that covered a wide distributional gradient of this species. Carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) concentrations and their stoichiometry were determined and subsequently compared with geographic, climatic, and edaphic factors. The mean leaf C, N, and P concentrations and C/N, C/P, and N/P ratios were 371.6 mg g⁻¹, 10.6 mg g⁻¹, 0.73 mg g⁻¹, and 59.7, 837.9, 15.7, respectively. Stem and root C concentrations were higher than leaf C, while leaf N was higher than stem and root N. Phosphorus concentration and N/P did not differ among plant organs. Significant differences were found between root C/N and leaf C/N as well as between root C/P and leaf C/P. Leaf nutrient traits respond to geographic and climatic factors, while nutrient concentrations of stems and roots are mostly affected by soil P and pH. We show that stoichiometric patterns in different plant organs had different responses to environmental variables. Studies of species-specific nutrient stoichiometry can help clarify plant–environment relationships and nutrient cycling patterns in desert ecosystems.     

Reproductive effort in desert versus mediterranean crucifers: the allogamous Erucaria rostrata and E. hispanica and the autogamous Erophila minima

Components of the total sexual investment of plants growing under mediterranean climatic and edaphic conditions were compared with those of plants growing in the desert, in the closely related allogamous species pair Erucaria hispanica and E. rostrata and in populations of the autogamous species Erophila minima. In all cases lower total investment was evident in the desert plants. At the prezygotic phase it was expressed by (1) reduced production of flowers; (2) lower allocation to the production of male gametophytes and some floral organs; and (3) packaging of more ovules per ovary. The ratio of reproductive: vegetative biomass which was found to be greater in the desert plants and their lower pollen: ovule ratio are perhaps indicative of greater efficiency. Their smaller investment at the postzygotic phase was expressed in: (1) reduction in total numbers of fruits and seeds; (2) decrease in seed size and weight. Yet in the desert plants the number of seeds per total biomass was found to be significantly larger and fertility rates (seed-set per ovule, fruit-set per flower per plant) were equal to or greater than those in the mediterranean plants. The trends observed in this study in desert plants, which may result in more efficient exploitation of resources, are similar in the species involved, regardless of their breeding system-autogamous or allogamous.